Creative Paragraph #01
Directions:
1. Choose your favorite Original Sentence that you wrote over
the last two weeks from imitating Mentor Sentences #031 - #040.
2. Copy both the Mentor Sentence and your Original Sentence into a new Google Doc. Name the Doc "Creative Paragraph 01."
2. Copy both the Mentor Sentence and your Original Sentence into a new Google Doc. Name the Doc "Creative Paragraph 01."
3. Copy the Original Sentence into the beginning of what will be your Creative Paragraph.
4. Then “free write” a fun, Creative Paragraph of at least 150 words continuing the story you started in your Original Sentence. Imagine that your paragraph is in the middle of a larger story and you are jumping in midway. Let it rip. You may take the characters, plot, or story anywhere you want (as long as it’s school appropriate.) As you see fit you may be descriptive, add dialogue, and plot twists. Most importantly, have fun! This is a free writing exercise, so let your imagination run wild. You may write about any topic that you want.
4. Then “free write” a fun, Creative Paragraph of at least 150 words continuing the story you started in your Original Sentence. Imagine that your paragraph is in the middle of a larger story and you are jumping in midway. Let it rip. You may take the characters, plot, or story anywhere you want (as long as it’s school appropriate.) As you see fit you may be descriptive, add dialogue, and plot twists. Most importantly, have fun! This is a free writing exercise, so let your imagination run wild. You may write about any topic that you want.
5. Tally the total number of words for the paragraph only using Google Docs . Remember not to include the words from the copies of your Mentor Sentence or Original Sentence not connected to your paragraph. The Word Count should be for your PARAGRAPH ONLY.
To do this, highlight your paragraph only, then click on "Tools" and then "Word Count" to get your total words. It will tell you what the word count is for the paragraph "out of" the total for the document.
6. Write down the paragraph word count in parenthesis at the end of your paragraph as shown.
Example:
Mentor Sentence #037.
They all saw it this time, a whiskered furry face which
had looked out at them from behind a tree.
My Original Sentence #037:
He wondered about her every year, the cocoa brown eyes which had
sparkled at him from behind curly ebony tresses.
My Creative Paragraph 01:
He wondered about her every year, the cocoa brown eyes which
had sparkled at him from behind curly ebony tresses. Although he had been overseas serving his country,
ever the dutiful soldier serving his rotation in Afghanistan, her mark upon his
soul did not leave him. Hours turned
into days, and days turned into weeks.
Still, unbeknownst to him, she too had felt the indelible mark left upon
her person. There were days that a certain
song on the radio, or the similar dimples in a stranger’s smile would catch her
in a moment, pull her out of whatever she was doing, and bring her back to
him. To say that they were both haunted
by each other, both somehow left incomplete without the warmth of each other’s presence,
would be to tell an absolute lie. Love
has a way of cutting across time, and place, and memory. It’s the deeply rooted song that resonates in
our dreams and blooms in our hearts. (163 words)
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